Woodford County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Woodford County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Nov 17, 2013). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 133 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

3killed · 133 injured

46.4 milongest path · 2013

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F029

(E)F110

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 17, 2013	EF4	46.4 mi	880 yd	125	3
Jul 13, 2004	F4	9.6 mi	440 yd	3	0
Feb 28, 2017	EF3	17.8 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 10, 2003	F2	12.5 mi	300 yd	4	0
May 30, 2003	F2	7.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 1967	F2	3.3 mi	77 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 1986	F2	2.5 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2010	EF2	2.3 mi	250 yd	0	0
Oct 10, 1969	F2	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 19, 1974	F2	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1974	F2	0.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1976	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	1.4 mi	80 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF1	1.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 15, 2024	EF0	3.8 mi	30 yd
Mar 31, 2023	unrated	0.6 mi	20 yd
Oct 11, 2021	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd
Oct 11, 2021	EF0	2.5 mi	75 yd
Oct 11, 2021	unrated	2.5 mi	50 yd
May 23, 2020	EF0	3.5 mi	75 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Feb 28, 2017	EF3	17.8 mi	600 yd
May 28, 2014	EF0	0.6 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Nov 17, 2013, EF4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Marshall County, IL18 Tazewell County, IL73 McLean County, IL122 Putnam County, IL12 Peoria County, IL38 Livingston County, IL54 Stark County, IL15 LaSalle County, IL66

Questions

How many tornadoes has Woodford County, Illinois had?

54 tornadoes touched Woodford County, Illinois between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Woodford County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Nov 17, 2013, with a 46.4-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Woodford County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 of 54). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).